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by Joshua R. Weaver onApril 24, 2012
The Root Recommends: A phone initiative by the NAACP that provides voter-registration info and more.
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by Malik Yusef onApril 7, 2012
Malik Yusef puts the importance of voting in historical context in this piece for the Huffington Post.
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March 7, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: The group's leader told us why its 2012 State of Black America report made voting rights the focus.
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February 16, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: Al Sharpton and others say that their goal is to protest voting laws and spark a national movement.
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January 17, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: Candidates talk black poverty, voting rights and the "food stamp president."
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by Michael E. Ross onJanuary 16, 2012
Before a South Carolina rally, its president told The Root of plans to fight the laws and educate young black voters.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 5, 2012
How voting limits could affect blacks and Latinos -- and why many think that's intentional.
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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onDecember 7, 2011
A Republican is convicted for authorizing misleading "robocalls" -- just one tactic being used to deter voters.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onDecember 5, 2011
A report by the civil rights organization documents efforts to suppress black, brown and young voters.
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November 19, 2011
Blogging the Beltway: Myrlie Evers-Williams says that the recent tribute to her late husband has set her free.
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